American comedies especially are all about these men being browbeaten by their wives and it's impossible for me to watch.

I come from classical theater training and when I went to college it was a bunch of kids that were hand-picked from around the world. I was around such brilliant young minds and incredible artists with incredible teachers.

I think you can be athletic and intellectual at the same time.

Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.

When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it.

I grew up a misfit. I never fit in.

I'm glad that I lost, I'm glad that I failed, I'm glad that I felt that way and decided to do something about it... I never wanted to feel that way again and it drove me.